Persistent Urinary Tract Infection in Association with Community-Acquired NDM-5 Escherichia coli Clonal Group Following COVID-19 Infection - Beijing Municipality, China, 2023.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?:

The hospital-acquired infections caused by New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM)-producing strains are typically attributed to a single clonal lineage.

What is added by this report?:

In this study, we encountered a unique case of community-acquired NDM-5 Escherichia coli urinary tract infection (UTI) following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The UTI persisted for a duration of at least 45 days. Genomic analyses revealed the presence of two NDM-5 strains, both sharing an identical chromosomal background but distinct, homologous, and recombined plasmids. This case suggests that a diverse range of resistance genes may be present within the human body, with drug-resistant strains undergoing continuous evolution during infection. The intestinal tract may have been its drug-resistant gene pool.

What are the implications for public health practice?:

The observations presented in this case indicate that the endogenous acquisition of drug-resistant genes may also be an issue in managing multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). It is possible for continuous recombination to occur within carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) during infection. In contrast to exogenously-acquired resistance, greater attention should be placed on the endogenous factors that contribute to the development of CRE within healthcare settings.

• Authors: Jiazhen Guo, Ran Duan, Dan Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shuai Qin, Yajuan Fang, Yingna Sun, Lianhe Lu, Huaiqi Jing, Xin Wang, Rongmeng Jiang, Biao Kan
• Journal: China CDC weekly (China CDC Wkly) Vol. 5 Issue 26 Pg. 565-571 (Jun 30 2023) ISSN: 2096-7071 [Electronic] China
• PMID: 37457852 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2023.